Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena confronted Flander and the Shrek Academy group after learning they were hunting Qian Ren Shang. When Flander attacked, Gu Yuena revealed her Silver Dragon King martial soul and overwhelming power, leaving the group stunned.

• Flander demanded that Gu Yuena go with him to answer questions about the blond young man, and Gu Yuena learned that Zhao Wuji was hunting Qian Ren Shang.
• Dai Mubai mocked Gu Yuena and told her that Qian Ren Shang had injured Shrek Academy members, while Gu Yuena warned that she would teach the teachers to discipline their students.
• Flander tried to grab Gu Yuena, but she dodged him and he summoned his Four-Eyed Owl martial soul with seven soul rings.
• Gu Yuena revealed her Silver Dragon King martial soul, five black soul rings, one red soul ring, and the Silver Dragon Spear, stunning the Shrek group.
• Gu Yuena faced Flander and asked whether a seven-ring Soul Sage was really that strong.

Gu Yuena defeated Flander and drove the Shrek Seven Devils out of the Star Dou Great Forest. Qian Ren Shang arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy on the final day of enrollment, drawing the attention of the crowd.

• Gu Yuena used her first soul skill and spear techniques to overpower Flander, pierce his wing, and smash him into the ground.
• Gu Yuena sent Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others flying, then ordered the group to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yuena left the Shrek Academy group for Qian Ren Shang to deal with later and wondered where she could find him.
• Qian Ren Shang hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy on the seventh and final day of enrollment.
• The girls at the academy gates admired Qian Ren Shang's appearance, while the boys complained that he might not pass the entrance test.

Qian Ren Shang sought admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and revealed that he had Level 65 Soul Power, astonishing the academy’s staff. The three education committee members personally took him away to test him, while news of his arrival spread through the academy.

• Qian Ren Shang passed the bone-age test, and his Soul Power shattered first a Level 30 crystal ball and then a Level 50 one.
• Teacher Li Yan discovered that Qian Ren Shang had Level 65 Soul Power and rushed to inform the academy’s higher-ups.
• Meng Tian Ji, Bai Bao Shan, and Zhi Lin arrived together and approached Qian Ren Shang with great excitement.
• Qian Ren Shang gave the three committee members the false name Gu Si Yue and agreed to undergo their personal testing.
• The committee members led Qian Ren Shang away, and word of a super genius arriving at the academy spread quickly.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling worried that Qian Ren Shang had been killed after a fight with a Soul Saint, and Dugu Yan admitted she liked him while Ye Lingling hid her own feelings. The academy’s three education committee members argued over who would teach a new student, and the girls were stunned when Qian Ren Shang appeared behind them.

• Students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy gossiped about Qian Ren Shang’s arrival and compared his talent to Yu Tianheng’s.
• Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling why they had been distracted, but they avoided his questions and left.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that she liked Qian Ren Shang and only saw Yu Tianheng as an older brother.
• Ye Lingling privately acknowledged that she, too, had developed feelings for Qian Ren Shang, though she feared he was dead.
• Meng Shen Ji, Bai Bao Shan, and Zhi Lin argued over which of them should teach Qian Ren Shang.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling froze when Qian Ren Shang emerged from behind the three education committee members.

Qian Ren Shang joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy as a Heaven Dou Level student after impressing its three elders, who offered him resources and guidance despite his refusal to take them as masters. While Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling helped him settle in, he encountered Qin Ming.

• Qian Ren Shang caught up with Meng Shen Ji and the other elders, then reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had believed he was killed by a Soul Saint.
• Qian Ren Shang told the women he had defeated the Soul Saint, though Dugu Yan doubted him, and he learned they had sought help to save him.
• Meng Shen Ji rewarded Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with three years of double cultivation resources for bringing Qian Ren Shang to the academy.
• Qian Ren Shang declined the elders' offer to become their disciple, but accepted their offer to teach him and received a Heaven Dou student nameplate and a personal token.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling escorted Qian Ren Shang to the freshmen dormitories, where he met Qin Ming and introduced himself as Gu Si Yue.

Qian Ren Shang moved into Heaven Dou Royal Academy and kept his distance from Qin Ming because of their future conflict over Shrek Academy. Yu Tianheng then confronted him and demanded that he stay away from Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

• Dugu Yan introduced Qian Ren Shang to Qin Ming and praised them both, but Qian Ren Shang coldly interrupted the conversation to complete his move-in procedures.
• Qin Ming assigned Qian Ren Shang a standalone villa and asked whether they had a past conflict, but Qian Ren Shang denied it and kept his reasons to himself.
• Qian Ren Shang reflected that he and Qin Ming would become enemies because he had killed Zhao Wuji and knew Qin Ming's loyalty to Shrek Academy, then began cultivating in his villa.
• Yu Tianheng arrived with several youths and confronted Qian Ren Shang, insisting that he stay away from Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Qian Ren Shang established himself at Heaven Dou Royal Academy by throwing Yu Tianheng out and devoting himself to study and cultivation. Meanwhile, Qian Ren Xue maintained her disguise as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe while pursuing her plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire and prove herself to Bibi Dong.

• Yu Tianheng confronted Qian Ren Shang over Dugu Yan, but Qian Ren Shang lifted him and hurled him away.
• Yu Tianheng's followers fled, and word of the incident made other students wary of provoking Qian Ren Shang.
• Qian Ren Shang explored the academy's resources, sought guidance from the education committee, and studied in the library until students called him a freak.
• Xue Qinghe worked late reviewing state documents before dismissing his attendant and remaining alone in the study.
• Qian Ren Xue dropped her disguise and reflected on her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire and prove she was better than Qian Ren Shang.
• When footsteps approached, Qian Ren Xue restored her disguise as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Qian Ren Xue learned that a fifteen-year-old genius named Gu Si Yue had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and went there to recruit him. When Meng Shen Ji introduced the Crown Prince to Gu Si Yue, Gu Si Yue shut the door and refused to meet him.

• Li Yan reported to Qian Ren Xue that Gu Si Yue was a fifteen-year-old Five-Ring Soul King who had refused the academy committee members’ offers to become their disciple.
• Qian Ren Xue ordered Li Yan to find out what it would take for Gu Si Yue to join her, then decided to meet him personally when Li Yan said Gu Si Yue avoided strangers.
• Qian Ren Xue arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Meng Shen Ji and the other education committee members agreed to introduce her to Gu Si Yue.
• Meng Shen Ji knocked on Gu Si Yue’s door and told him that Xue Qinghe wanted to meet him.
• Gu Si Yue immediately shut the door and coldly refused to see Xue Qinghe.

Qian Ren Xue visited Gu Si Yue to recruit him, but he refused her generous offer. After she left, Qian Ren Shang revealed that he had recognized his older sister, whom he had not seen for nineteen years.

• Meng Shen Ji told Qian Ren Xue that Gu Si Yue was in a bad mood, so Qian Ren Xue decided to visit him herself.
• Qian Ren Xue waited outside Gu Si Yue's room before he opened the door, and she was startled by how much he resembled her younger brother, Qian Ren Shang.
• Qian Ren Xue offered Gu Si Yue resources, Soul Bones, authority, and a high Duke's rank if he would serve her, but he refused to join any faction.
• Qian Ren Xue left after telling Gu Si Yue that his stubbornness reminded her of someone she once knew.
• Qian Ren Shang laughed bitterly and revealed that he had recognized Qian Ren Xue as his older sister, whom he had not seen for nineteen years.

Qian Ren Shang struggled with his feelings after seeing Qian Ren Xue, while she left furious and plotted to make him pay. On the road, Gu Yuena protected a lost child from Qian Ren Xue’s convoy and was confronted by the knights.

• Qian Ren Shang tried to convince himself he was glad Qian Ren Xue was doing well, but cried over the family bond he still wanted.
• Qian Ren Xue left her meeting with Qian Ren Shang angry and decided to break Gu Si Yue’s pride and make him serve her.
• Qian Ren Xue’s carriage stopped when Gu Yuena stood in the road to shield a lost child from the oncoming convoy.
• The Knight Captain lashed at Gu Yuena, but she caught his whip and pulled him from his horse.
• After the child’s mother arrived and took him away, a five-ringed Soul King ordered Gu Yuena to surrender, and she ran toward the knights.

Qian Ren Xue met Gu Yuena after Gu Yuena defeated the knights who had attacked her for protecting a child. Qian Ren Xue offered to use the Heaven Dou Empire’s resources to help Gu Yuena find Qian Ren Shang, and Gu Yuena went with her to the palace.

• Gu Yuena defeated the knight Guard Squad with her spear after its members provoked her while she protected a three-year-old child.
• Qian Ren Xue emerged from her carriage, learned what had happened, and apologized to Gu Yuena on behalf of her men.
• Gu Yuena told Qian Ren Xue she was searching for her friend, Qian Ren Shang, and Qian Ren Xue offered the empire’s help.
• Qian Ren Xue invited Gu Yuena to rest at her place, and Gu Yuena accepted, hoping the crown prince could help her find Qian Ren Shang.
• Gu Yuena and Qian Ren Xue rode together toward the palace while Qian Ren Xue studied Gu Yuena’s beauty and wondered about her.

Gu Yuena toured the Heaven Dou imperial palace with Qian Ren Xue while waiting for help finding Qian Ren Shang, and Emperor Xue Ye mistook her for a potential Crown Princess. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Ren Shang faced growing social isolation after offending Xue Qinghe, before Dugu Yan invited him to a restaurant.

• Qian Ren Xue showed Gu Yuena the imperial palace, whose treasures and Spirit Beast decorations made Gu Yuena increasingly displeased.
• Qian Ren Xue arranged for Gu Yuena to stay in the palace while delaying the search for Qian Ren Shang to build their relationship.
• Xue Ye heard about Gu Yuena's beauty and strength, judged her a suitable match for Xue Qinghe, and ordered the palace to treat her exceptionally well.
• Gu Yuena recognized that Qian Ren Xue was a woman in disguise and hoped to find Qian Ren Shang before her current state became difficult to maintain.
• Students and teachers at Heaven Dou Royal Academy distanced themselves from Qian Ren Shang after learning that he had offended Xue Qinghe, but he remained focused on studying.
• Dugu Yan approached Qian Ren Shang and invited him to eat at a restaurant she recommended.

Qian Ren Shang agreed to have dinner with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling on the same day, unaware that both had planned to treat the meal as a date. The chapter ended with the two women discovering the double booking and Qian Ren Shang cheerfully proposing they all eat together.

• Dugu Yan persuaded Qian Ren Shang to have dinner with her, and he agreed to meet her the day after tomorrow.
• Ye Lingling invited Qian Ren Shang to dinner, and he agreed to the same day.
• Dugu Yan prepared for the meal at Heaven Dou Restaurant, intending to confess her feelings to Qian Ren Shang.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling arrived at the restaurant dressed for their dates and realized they had both arranged to meet Qian Ren Shang.
• Qian Ren Shang arrived and suggested that the three of them go inside and eat together.

Qian Ren Shang took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Restaurant, where the two women admitted their feelings for him and agreed to compete fairly. After a meal that drew jealous attention from the other diners, he gave them small flasks as thanks for trying to save him, leaving the contents unexplained.

• Qian Ren Shang invited Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to eat, and the women agreed to compete fairly for his affection.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling entered Heaven Dou Restaurant together and sat beside Qian Ren Shang, prompting gossip and jealousy from the diners.
• Yu Tianheng saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling serving Qian Ren Shang food and grew angry, though his companions reminded him he could not defeat him.
• Qian Ren Shang focused on eating and urged Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to eat as well.
• Qian Ren Shang gave Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling small flasks as gifts to thank them for trying to save him, while nearby diners mocked the shabby-looking gifts.

Qian Ren Shang gave Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan flasks of the Mother Spring of Life, and their feelings for him earned him a soul-ring-age reward. As he realized his heart was fixed on Gu Yuena, a silver-haired girl passed him in a carriage.

• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan defended Qian Ren Shang from the restaurant crowd, then opened the flasks he had given them and revealed the Spring of Life.
• Qian Ren Shang urged them to drink, and both girls consumed several drops as their Soul Power surged toward a breakthrough.
• Qian Ren Shang left the restaurant while the girls absorbed the spring water, and the system rewarded him with 5,000 years added to all soul rings for each girl's affection.
• Qian Ren Shang thought of Gu Yuena and admitted that he was waiting for her to wake so he could someday confess his feelings.
• As Qian Ren Shang disappeared around a street corner, a carriage passed him with a silver-haired young girl seated inside.

Gu Yuena accompanied Qian Ren Xue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, to dinner at Heaven Dou Restaurant while hoping to find Qian Ren Shang. There, she overheard Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling discuss the Spring of Life and realized that the Star Dou Great Forest’s strategic resource had reached humans.

• Gu Yuena sensed what she thought was Qian Ren Shang’s aura from the carriage, but she could not find him and tried to hide her disappointment from Qian Ren Xue.
• Gu Yuena recalled that she had demanded Qian Ren Xue help find Qian Ren Shang, and agreed to dine with him in exchange for his assistance.
• Qian Ren Xue brought Gu Yuena to Heaven Dou Restaurant, hoping the lavish dinner and attention would make her more favorable toward him.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling finished cultivating with the Spring of Life and reached Rank 40 Soul Power, grateful to Qian Ren Shang for giving it to them.
• Gu Yuena overheard the women discuss the Spring of Life and grew angry that the Star Dou Great Forest’s resource had leaked into human hands.

Qian Ren Xue dined with Gu Yuena and agreed to use the Heaven Dou Empire’s intelligence network to find Qian Ren Shang, despite Gu Yuena only remembering his appearance at age three. She then asked Gu Yuena to accompany her to a ball as a condition.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling noticed Gu Yuena and were stunned by her beauty.
• Qian Ren Xue hosted Gu Yuena at Heaven Dou Restaurant and tried to win her favor while they ate.
• Gu Yuena demanded to know when Qian Ren Xue would help find Qian Ren Shang, and Qian Ren Xue agreed to arrange a search.
• Gu Yuena described Qian Ren Shang as he had looked at age three, and Qian Ren Xue noticed the child sounded like his younger brother.
• Gu Yuena started to leave, but Qian Ren Xue reassured her that his intelligence network could find Qian Ren Shang.
• Qian Ren Xue asked Gu Yuena to accompany her to a ball as a condition for helping her.

Qian Ren Xue invited Gu Yuena to a royal ball, intending to use her to humiliate Gu Si Yue and recruit her for Spirit Hall. Meanwhile, Qian Ren Shang reached Level 67 and went with Meng Shen Ji to greet a group from Shrek Academy, whose arrival he suspected might mean something to him.

• Qian Ren Xue explained the royal ball to Gu Yuena and planned to use the event to recruit her and spite Gu Si Yue.
• Qian Ren Xue imagined returning to Spirit Hall with talented recruits and proving herself to Bibi Dong.
• Qian Ren Shang continued his routine at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, reached Level 67, and hoped to become a Soul Saint before searching for a Deity inheritance.
• A staff member summoned Meng Shen Ji to the Main Reception Hall because another academy had arrived to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Meng Shen Ji told Qian Ren Shang that Qin Ming had arranged for his former academy, Shrek Academy, to join them, then invited him to meet the guests.

Qian Ren Shang confronted Flander and Shrek Academy at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he revealed that he had killed Zhao Wuji. The dispute escalated as Flander accused him before the academy’s education committee, and Qian Ren Shang began explaining the full history of the conflict.

• Qian Ren Shang arrived at the Main Reception Hall and recognized Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek Seven Devils, who had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy early.
• Dai Mubai recognized Qian Ren Shang as the person who had injured him and his teacher, prompting Flander to confront him about Zhao Wuji’s disappearance.
• Qian Ren Shang told Flander that Zhao Wuji was dead and admitted that he had killed him.
• Flander accused Qian Ren Shang of using schemes to kill a Soul Sage and asked the education committee members to take him down in exchange for Shrek Academy joining without conditions.
• Meng Shen Ji ignored Flander’s demand, stepped in front of Qian Ren Shang, and asked him to explain what had happened.
• Qian Ren Shang recounted how Shrek Academy had tried to hunt him down, speaking loudly so everyone in the hall could hear.

Qian Ren Shang defended himself against Shrek Academy’s accusations, prompting Qin Ming to withdraw from Shrek and challenge him. Qian Ren Shang accepted, leaving the gathered students and teachers waiting for their fight.

• Qian Ren Shang explained that he had opposed Shrek Academy’s tuition practices and killed the Seven-Ring Soul Sage who pursued him, while Flander accused him of disrupting Shrek’s admissions.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that Shrek Academy would not join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Shrek group prepared to leave.
• Qin Ming withdrew from Shrek Academy and challenged Qian Ren Shang, accusing him of insulting his alma mater and causing Zhao Wuji’s death through schemes.
• Meng Shen Ji and the other education committee members warned Qin Ming not to challenge Qian Ren Shang, but Qin Ming insisted.
• Qian Ren Shang accepted Qin Ming’s challenge.